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March 17, 2009
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- CSDE ANNOUNCEMENTS & SPOTLIGHTS
- CAMPUS SEMINARS & EVENTS OF INTEREST
- FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
- CALLS FOR PAPERS
- CONFERENCES
- EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
- OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
CSDE ANNOUNCEMENTS & SPOTLIGHTS
CSDE eNews Spring Break
Due to the decreased number of announcements
during spring break, eNews will not be published next week. eNews will return,
tan and relaxed, on Tuesday March 31, 2009.
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CAMPUS SEMINARS & EVENTS OF INTEREST
Manfred Huber – Long Term Care for Older People: International Perspectives
IHME Seminar Series
Manfred Huber, Director of Healthcare, European Centre for Social Welfare
Policy and Research
“Long Term Care for Older People: International Perspectives”
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
4:00 pm coffee, 4:15 – 5:30 pm seminar
IHME Offices
More information is here.
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Richard Dowden – Africa on the Cusp: Painful History, Hopeful Future
World Affairs Council and Seattle
University: Global African Studies
Richard Dowden, Journalist and Director of the Royal African Society
“Africa on the Cusp: Painful History, Hopeful Future”
Thursday, March 19, 2009
6:30 – 7:00 pm
Seattle University
Pigott Auditorium
900 Broadway
Registration is required. For more
information and to register, see here.
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Opening Doors: Finding the Keys to Open Government
Please join us for this FREE national webcast
and local panel discussion on Friday, March 20th (10am–1pm) in the University of Washington Odegaard Library. The program
will feature a discussion of what the Obama Administration is — or should be —
doing to promote open government, what you can do to advance that goal, and
what the news media are doing to make government information easily available
in American communities.
Following the webcast, Gary Robinson, the former Director of the Washington
State Department of Information Services (WA state’s CIO), and Mike Fancher,
former Executive Editor of The Seattle Times newspaper, will join us for a
discussion of issues at the state level.
Locally sponsored by the Law Librarians of Puget Sound, University of Washington Libraries, Washington
State Library, and the Washington Coalition for Open Government.
Friday, March 20, 2009
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Odegaard Undergraduate Library, Room 220
More information about the program is here.
Registration is here.
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World TB Talk Day: Talk TB, Stop TB
One in every three people worldwide is infected
with TB, including increasing numbers of Washingtonians. A panel of tuberculosis
research and healthcare experts leads an interactive discussion about the
worldwide TB epidemic, the efforts to control its devastating impact, and how
individuals can become involved to help with its eradication. The evening
includes exhibits, activities, and a free reception with refreshments.
Presented by the Washington
State Tuberculosis
Advisory Committee, with the Firland Foundation.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
7:30 – 9:30
Downstairs at Town Hall (enter on 8th
Avenue)
More information is here.
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Secondary Analyses in Obesity, Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R21)
PA-09-131
NIH Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: See announcement
The specific
objectives of this announcement on Secondary Analyses In Obesity, Diabetes,
Digestive and Kidney Diseases are to support the following: (a) secondary
analyses of data related to the epidemiology of disease areas of NIDDK; (b)
important and/or innovative hypotheses explored through analysis of existing
data sets; (c) secondary analyses designed to inform and support subsequent
applications for individual research awards; (d) rapid analyses of new
databases and experimental modules to inform the design and content of future
studies; (e) the archiving of datasets to be made publicly available for
research purposes related to disease areas of NIDDK, including both
epidemiological studies and multi-center clinical trials.
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Alcohol Research Resource Awards (R24)
PAR-09-128
NIH Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: See announcement
The objective of this
Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to provide general support of already
established research resources that serve the alcohol research community.
Under special circumstances, the mechanism may be used to support development
of a new resource. It is anticipated that the request for resource
support through the research resource grant (R24) mechanism will occur on an
infrequent basis and only in circumstances where other mechanisms of support
from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) are not
appropriate. Applicants must demonstrate an interest in the resource by
investigators from at least three different institutions, one of which may be
their home institution. Applicants are expected to ensure that reagents,
technologies, and resources developed under this initiative are made widely
available to the research community.
The following list is
intended to provide examples of potential alcohol research resources but is not
intended to limit the range of potential resources:
- Tissue and Data Resources - Centralized facilities to provide human
or animal tissue, to improve access to otherwise unavailable specimens
and/or provide increased economy over existing resources.
- Maintenance and Distribution of Animal Models of High Relevance to
Alcohol Research -- Animal resources may include selected animal lines as
well as transgenics, knockouts, and related resources.
Unique Database
Resources Supporting Research Activities - Costs may include those for
collection, storage, analysis, and quality control of clinical and research
data. Applicants should clearly describe the issues which the data
resource will address and the importance of the resource to the user community.
- Technological Resource Supporting Alcohol Research Community –
If a cutting-edge technology is developed or established and the
technology is not readily available to other alcohol researchers, the
resource can provide the technology to other researchers for
alcohol-related research. Agent Development - Resources to provide
specific reagents, ligands or drugs useful in alcohol-related research.
- Assay Support - Operation of a laboratory providing non-commercially
available assays of interest in alcohol research.
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Small Business Research Funding Opportunities
If your basic research has commercial potential,
consider the funding opportunities for small business partners. As part of the
stimulus bill, Congress recently gave the National Institute of Health an extra
$8 billion for research grants. But NIH SBIR grants may be significantly easier
to get this year than they have been in a long time. The SBIR program is only open
to US-owned small businesses. The NIH awards grants from hundreds of thousands
to millions of dollars. Every year, Washington companies win about $20 million
in SBIR grants from NIH. Since 2004, NIH
has received a decreasing number of SBIR applications each year, so the odds of
winning an SBIR grant may be better than you think. The next NIH SBIR
application deadlines are April 5 and August 5. It's not too soon to start
thinking about an application. The average SBIR grant is about $160,000 for a
first phase, and winners of these grants can apply for Phase II grants that
often top $1 million. SBIR grants can cover the direct costs associated with research
as well as a share of indirect costs such as rent and general management.
Learn
more at the NIH SBIR site.
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CALLS FOR PAPERS
21st Annual Nicholas Poppe Symposium on Inner/Central Asian Studies
Papers from students and faculty pertaining to
Inner/Central Asian Studies are being solicited. Most welcome are papers that
address the topic of "The Impact of Globalization on the Turkic and
Mongolian Culture and Society." Please submit abstracts (250 words
maximum) by April 18, 2009 to
Ilse D. Cirtautas
Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization
Denny Hall, Box 353120, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA, 98195
Phone: (206) 543-9963
Fax: (206) 686-7936
e-mail: icirt@u.washington.edu
More information can be found at the department website.
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CONFERENCES
12th Annual Western Region Campus Compact Consortium's Continuums of Service Conference
The 12th Annual Continuums of Service Conference
aims to highlight ways in which engagement can address critical community
issues we are facing locally, nationally, and globally. By sharing insights and
experiences, and by discussing key questions, participants will build knowledge
and form new alliances in order to strengthen our campuses, our communities,
and our shared world.
April 16 – 18, 2009
Red Lion Hotel on Fifth Avenue
1415 5th Avenue
Registration deadline is March 31, 2009.
For more information and to register, see here.
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Demographer / Population Scientist – Wits University, Johannesburg
We seek a full-time Demographer / Population
Scientist for a challenging post based in a centre that prizes research
excellence. This critical position involves primary responsibility for the
Health and Sociodemographic Surveillance System (HDSS) and needs the talents
and commitment of a high caliber person. S/he will join a dedicated and
experienced team addressing some of the region’s most demanding health and development
challenges.
Application Deadline: April 17, 2009
For more information, see attached PDF flyer here.
Thanks to Sam Clark for this item.
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OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Immigration Explorer – Interactive Map Tracks Settlement Patterns of Foreign-Born Groups in the United States
A subdivision of Social Explorer: Census Reference
1790 to 2000, this easy-to-use, web-based interactive map tracks 23
foreign-born groups from 1880 to 2000 as census data allows. An attractive graphic interface, a feature in
the New York Times, and a free public version of both the map and written reports
here make this tool accessible
and fun for the layman as well as the scholar.
Many other demographic maps and reports are available as well.
Try the Immigration Explorer here.
Read about Social Explorer’s mission here.
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